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// Fascinating topics to discuss this week

deal flow

• Andreessen Horowitz partners with Eli Lilly to launch a $500M Biotech Ecosystem Fund (A16z).

Trend alert - 2025, ventures are prioritizing Biotech startups in the diagnostics, longevity, and cutting-edge disease treatments space.

headlines

• NOAA plans to pay a premium for satellite observational data of oil spills and niche data (SN).

• Unprecedented 4nm chip production commences at TSMC Phoenix, AZ Fab 21 plant with support of $6.6B CHIPS & Science Act grant (YN).

• OpenAI plans to create new sensors for upcoming robots driving “AGI-level intelligence” (TC).

• USA proposes broader AI chip export curbs including limits on data centers built in the Middle East & Southeast Asia (AP).

• Planet labs & Exolaunch launching rideshare satellite payloads today for geospatial data typically used for object detection, agriculture classification & disaster response (SP).

community spotlight

today, 01/14

• Hardware happy hour (SF).

wednesday, 01/15

• Pitch & run (NYC).

• Desci biotech meetup @jpm (SF)

• Nexus supercomputer happy hour (SF)

• Nucleate jpm biotech social (SF).

• Ambitious people mixer (LA).

thursday, 01/16

• Pre seed founders meet up (SF).

saturday, 01/18

• Bagel run (NYC).

• AI-agents hackathon (NYC).

sunday, 01/19

• CGWW weekly walk (NYC).

upcoming

• NASA JPL tour (LA).

• Geospatial risk summit (NYC).

• Infrastructure projects summit (NYC).

potential Imagining Forward events in 2025

• New York | Tech Week

• San Francisco | DeepTech Week, Tech Week

• Los Angeles | Tech Week, SoCal DeepTech Week

• Denver | Geo Week, Startup Week 

• Miami | Miami Tech Week

• Sydney | IAC

• Toronto | Quantum Days

• Calgary | Innovation Week

• Edmonton | Startup Week

cosmic weekly insights

2024 wrapped

• SpaceZ propels payload launch momentum.

• NASA expands commercial collaborations.

• Intuitive Machines signs $4.8B lunar missions deal with NASA.

• VC-backed funding reaches nearly $6B in space.

• Acquisitions focus on launch infrastructure, satellite manufacturing, and vision & perception solutions.

2025 predictions

• Prioritize supply chain resilience, to mitigate geopolitical disruptions.

• Forward momentum to solve space traffic, edge computing and autonomy.

• Up-skill technical workforce on frontier tech industrial applications, bolstered by BigTech investment.

💵 Exclusive launch friday: ImFo - “ZoomInfo” for Deep Tech revenue teams to explore targeted prospects.

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